Assignment:
Instructions
Your topic is "Genius". You are required to submit a 3-page, double-space typed essay with a creative title of your own making. Three sources are posted for your research: (1) the Newsweek article titled "The Puzzle of Genius" that you consulted at the beginning of this semester, (2) a biographical sketch on Leonardo da Vinci authored by Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), and finally (3) one of Leonardo da Vinci's essays from his notebooks titled "The Painter."
When you write your essay, be sure to include all three sources in your discussion. You are also allowed (encouraged) to consult other sources as needed. I'm interested in your own personal perspective as you discuss what "genius" means to you, and your agreements (or disagreements) with the three sources consulted.
Readings:
1. The Painter
By Leonardo da Vinci
2. Painter and Sculptor of Florence
By LIONARDO DA VINC
3. The Puzzle Of Genius
By Sharon Begley